‘Avoid the Remake #2 - ‘War of the Worlds.’
There are certain things in life that YOU SIMPLY DO NOT do! Here are 3 quick examples –
1. YOU SIMPLY DO NOT ask for a new pair of shoes in a fish and chip shop.
2. YOU SIMPLY DO NOT buy a bikini hair removal kit for your grandmother.
3. YOU SIMPLY DO NOT create a remake of ‘War of the Worlds’.
Unfortunately, Steven Spielberg was totally unaware of these fundamental ‘wrongs'(or at least one of them) and that is why we are all here now…
Tom Cruise: super-smooth pretty boy and one of this generation’s biggest sex symbols; not the ideal choice for the leading role in this sort of movie, but there you go. And why oh why did a good director like Mr Spielberg feel it necessary to make a rubbish movie like this? The only bigger mystery is that of why the pyramids are aligned with the stars!
There is very little to say about the 2005 version of ‘War of the Worlds'because it is just so appallingly bad! Sure, it will keep younger viewers quiet with its big budget special effects and it does have a certain ‘entertainment value’; just not in the way that it was intended… Right from the off, there is one blatant mistake after another. For instance, early on in the movie there is a total loss of power; no electricity, no cars, no batteries, nothing, nada. But then we see Mr Cruise filming the extra-terrestrial goings-on with his video camera…
If you want a, ‘War of the Worlds'that sticks closely to H.G.Well’s brilliant novel, then it is the 1953 version you are after. It may be a little bit dated, but it is certainly a lot less silly!!
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